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nikomatsakis @nikomatsakis.com · 13/08/2026

So where do people go when they want to order custom stickers for their software project?

nikomatsakis @nikomatsakis.com · 10/08/2026

Lately I've gotten kind of obsessed with the question of "how to manage cycles in Rust traits". I've begun to make real progress, so I decided to start blogging: smallcultfollowing.com/babysteps/bl...

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Cylic trait implementations: motivation · baby steps

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RustConf @rustconf.com · 23/07/2026

At #rustconf: "Project Goals :: Funding :: Chocolate :: Peanut Butter": @nikomatsakis.com explores how the Rust Foundation & Project are turning Rust demand into maintainer 💰️. 🎟️ : rustconf.com/register?utm_source=rustconf_bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=week_july20 Schedule: sched.co/2KI4F

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nikomatsakis @nikomatsakis.com · 16/07/2026

New blog post describing an idea I’ve been kicking around called battery packs. Battery packs are a curated set of crates arranged around a common theme. Battery packs are meant to address one of the most common things I hear from new Rust adopters. smallcultfollowing.com/babysteps/bl...

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Battery packs: Let's talk about crates, baby · baby steps

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nikomatsakis @nikomatsakis.com · 09/07/2026

I loved this game! This and Pool of Radiance. Such epic games.

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nikomatsakis @nikomatsakis.com · 06/07/2026

Is there a way to watch World Cup games for free from within the US? Possibly with a VPN? Asking for a friend.

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nikomatsakis @nikomatsakis.com · 02/07/2026

Who maintains blessed.rs and libs.rs and how do I get in touch with them? Inquiring minds want to know…

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Crate List - Blessed.rs

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nikomatsakis @nikomatsakis.com · 11/06/2026

Do folks know of a lint to detect things that are "more public than they need to be"? I'd like to go so far as to document with `expect` or something the stuff my crate *intends* to expose to the outside world and get warnings about anything else.

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Cabel Sasser @cabel.panic.com · 07/06/2026

Here's an easter egg in the new Lego Batman that I think all of you will REALLY appreciate. It's so good, I had to make a video.

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nikomatsakis @nikomatsakis.com · 09/06/2026

> **only bounds** are going to be the most impactful change to Rust that you’ve never heard of. This post explores the feature and aims to answer a particular question about the design (the scope of bounds, I’ll explain). smallcultfollowing.com/babysteps/bl...

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Only Bounds · baby steps

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nikomatsakis @nikomatsakis.com · 03/06/2026

Any Rust crates that make sandboxing processes portable and easy? (e.g., bubblewrap on linux, etc)

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RustConf @rustconf.com · 02/06/2026

Coming to RustConf in Montréal? Don't book full price. 🦀 We've reserved discounted room blocks at 8 hotels near the venue — rates from $239 CAD, some a 2-min walk away. Blocks start closing July 8, so book early! 🏨 rustconf.com/venue-travel/

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Venue + Travel - RustConf 2026

RustConf 2026 is hosted at the Palais des Congrès de Montréal, September 8-11. Find travel tips, hotel info, and directions here.

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nikomatsakis @nikomatsakis.com · 01/06/2026

Just gave my 3rd talk in as many weeks. So glad to be done preparing talks for a while.

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TACC @tacc.org.uk · 29/05/2026

The 'panic' around Lia Thomas was about creating a target people could point at while demanding exclusion. So much of what people “know” about Lia comes from manufactured outrage and years of misinformation repeated without context. We commissioned this comic to break down the actual story. 1/2

Cartoon of Lia Thomas with purple hair, smiling and holding a trophy, making a peace sign. Background features a trans flag and text about sports inclusivity.

A swimmer in the water with text overlay: "Lia's college swimming career began in 2017. Aged 18, she joined the University of Pennsylvania men's swimming team. Like most young athletes, her performances improved with age and experience."

Swimmer's in the water with text overlay: "Her overall best US ranking in the men's competition was 11th after placing 1st and 2nd in several events, including the 200 and 500 yard freestyle between 2017 and 2019."

A swimmer looking at the water in a red swimming costume and bathing cap, with a text overlay: "In 2019 she started HRT as part of her transition. Her performances dropped dramatically. She ranked 65th in the 500 yard free and 554th in the 200 yard free. Overall her US ranking dropped to 63rd."

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Andrew Gallant @burntsushi.net · 26/05/2026

I've added an AI policy to ripgrep that was shamelessly copied from uv's policy. I plan to add this to the rest of my projects, but if anyone wants to offer feedback on wording, now would be a good time! github.com/BurntSushi/r...

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nikomatsakis @nikomatsakis.com · 25/05/2026

I’m a sucker for a good musician movie. Song Sung Blue had me laughing and crying on the plane ride home. Loved it.

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nikomatsakis @nikomatsakis.com · 24/05/2026

The `assert_struct` crate is cool.

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nikomatsakis @nikomatsakis.com · 24/05/2026

It's so hard to do, but I realize that I'm at my most convincing when my goal is to be convinced.

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Predrag Gruevski @predr.ag · 24/05/2026

Sad that RustWeek is over, and glad I got to spend the week with so many wonderful people. Next time you are delighted by how a Rust feature works, say thanks to all these folks who spent the week hashing out every possible edge case! Can't wait for next year's RustWeek! #rustweek #rustweek2026

All the Rust Project devs posing for a photo at the end of the All Hands. A huge group of people!

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nikomatsakis @nikomatsakis.com · 19/05/2026

It is of course amazing that Dutch trains have free internet. Also dang is it slow.

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nikomatsakis @nikomatsakis.com · 18/05/2026

Rage Against the Machine’s “Wake Up” remains a timeless classic. I mean the whole album really. Hot damn.

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Carl Lerche @carllerche.com · 16/05/2026

This undercurrent within the #rustlang community (and others) has to stop. The attacks on people simply because they are using developer tools that make them productive is 100% out of line. I can respect the anti-LLM arguments, but let's agree to disagree, respect each other as humans, and move on.

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nikomatsakis @nikomatsakis.com · 13/05/2026

What struck me most about this article is the phrase lollipop people. How delightful. :)

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nikomatsakis @nikomatsakis.com · 08/05/2026

No offense to France but I do enjoy being back in the US where I can actually get a mug of coffee filled all the way instead of 1/3.

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nikomatsakis @nikomatsakis.com · 06/05/2026

This’ll melt your heart a bit …

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nikomatsakis @nikomatsakis.com · 04/05/2026

Does anybody know of an iOS app like Good Notes that is open source?

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nikomatsakis @nikomatsakis.com · 04/05/2026

Ooh this is gonna be interesting

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nikomatsakis @nikomatsakis.com · 26/04/2026

I really like Good Notes and Flexcil on iOS. I wish they were open source. I want something that stores the data in a recognized format. Is there anything open source that is even remotely comparable in ease of use?

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Pope Leo turned the question around like the boss he is.

Screenshot of a tweet by perrito barista (@Carlitospindola), translated from Spanish, quoting Pope Leo responding to a question about migration by reframing it: "What is the global North doing to help the global South in its situation that forces them to migrate?" The embedded video shows the Pope holding a microphone aboard what appears to be a plane, with clergy visible behind him.

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nikomatsakis @nikomatsakis.com · 25/04/2026

How I know I failed as a father: Daughter: what’s the name of that guy who said “use the force, Luke?”

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404 Media @404media.co · 23/04/2026

America’s nuclear scientists plan to break ground on an AI data center next week, but the Township where it’s being constructed just put a 365 day hold on providing it with water.

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Community Votes to Deny Water to Nuclear Weapons Data Center

America’s nuclear scientists plan to break ground on an AI data center next week, but the Township where it’s being constructed just put a 365 day hold on providing it with water.

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nikomatsakis @nikomatsakis.com · 21/04/2026

I'm very excited to announce the first release of the Symposium project: Symposium’s lets crate author vend skills, MCP servers, and other extensions and then installs those extensions automatically based on your dependencies. smallcultfollowing.com/babysteps/bl...

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Symposium: community-oriented agentic development · baby steps

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nikomatsakis @nikomatsakis.com · 21/04/2026

Excited for #tokioconf! I love the rise of domain specific Rust conferences.

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nikomatsakis @nikomatsakis.com · 20/04/2026

Does it make my old that I now travel with a shoehorn?

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nikomatsakis @nikomatsakis.com · 19/04/2026

Does anybody have a recommendation for an app I can use to see my mom's computer *AND* move her mouse for her? It's very frustrating to tell her "move left -- no, not that far! -- ok, go up!"

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nikomatsakis @nikomatsakis.com · 19/04/2026

Is it just me or is github really annoying now? I have to constantly press reload?

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Kate Sills @katelynsills.com · 18/04/2026

This post is just for a few of you, and your mileage may vary: I updated the spinner verbs so Claude Code tells me to do a random yoga pose when it is "thinking"

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nikomatsakis @nikomatsakis.com · 18/04/2026

Hosting a conference in a cinema is genius.

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Sara F.L. Kirk @sflkirk.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

My waking thought this morning was why in the world are we still subsiding fossil fuel companies & why on earth aren't we windfall-taxing the absolute crap out of them? This world is so messed up and there's no planet B. Our leaders are failing us all now & for generations to come #ClimateActionNow

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nikomatsakis @nikomatsakis.com · 15/04/2026

Read an article in the Globe that reminded me about Costello’s Imperial Bedroom. What an album!

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nikomatsakis @nikomatsakis.com · 07/04/2026

I got some questions about what people choose to check into git when doing agentic development. Do you check-in AGENTS.md? .claude directories or files? Hooks? I also asked in rustaceans-ai.zulipchat.com -- if you do Rust coding with agents, you should join that.

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AGENTS.md

AGENTS.md is a simple, open format for guiding coding agents. Think of it as a README for agents.

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Carl Lerche @carllerche.com · 31/03/2026

I finally published Toasty (async Rust ORM) crates! I’ll be writing about it soon (and why it took so long). github.com/tokio-rs/toa...

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GitHub - tokio-rs/toasty: An async ORM for Rust (incubating)

An async ORM for Rust (incubating). Contribute to tokio-rs/toasty development by creating an account on GitHub.

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